BETHLEHEM, February 13, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces continue to close the entrance to the village of Al-Manshiya, south of Bethlehem, for the third day in a row.

A security source told WAFA that the occupation forces continue to close the entrance to the village of Al-Manshiya for the third day in a row, as it is the only road that connects the southern countryside to the city of Bethlehem and its center.

The number of checkpoints and iron gates installed by the occupation army in the West Bank has reached 898 military checkpoints and iron gates, including 18 iron gates installed by the occupation since the beginning of this year 2025, including (146) iron gates installed by the occupation after October 7, 2023, according to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission.

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